CARAMEL PEAR CHARLOTTES WITH CARAMEL SAUCE
Categories Milk/Cream Dairy Fruit Dessert Bake Pear Eau de Vie Fall Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Make charlottes:
- Peel and core pears and cut into 1/4-inch dice. With a knife halve vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into a small bowl. In a dry 5-quart heavy kettle cook sugar over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork (to help sugar melt evenly), until melted and pale golden. Cook caramel, without stirring, gently swirling kettle, until deep golden. Remove kettle from heat and carefully add pears and vanilla bean pod and seeds (mixture will vigorously steam and caramel will harden). Cook mixture over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until caramel is dissolved and pears are tender but still hold their shape, about 15 minutes. Drain pear mixture in a sieve set over a bowl and reserve any pear juices for sauce. Discard vanilla bean pod.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Butter bread slices on 1 side. Using 12 slices of bread, cut 6 bread rounds to fit in bottoms of six 2/3-cup charlotte molds or ramekins and cut 6 rounds the same size as tops of molds or ramekins. Discard crusts from remaining 8 bread slices and cut slices into 1 1/4-inch-wide strips. Put bottom rounds, buttered sides down, in molds or ramekins and arrange strips vertically, buttered sides against insides of molds or ramekins, slightly overlapping and pressing them gently to adhere. Trim any overhang flush with rims. Divide pear mixture among molds or ramekins and top with remaining rounds, buttered sides up, pressing gently. Charlottes may be made up to this point 3 hours ahead and chilled, covered.
- Bake charlottes on a baking sheet in middle of oven until bread is golden, about 25 minutes.
- Make sauce:
- In a dry 5-quart heavy kettle cook sugar over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork (to help sugar melt evenly), until melted and pale golden. Cook caramel, without stirring, gently swirling kettle, until deep golden. Remove kettle from heat and carefully add cream, butter, and any reserved pear juices (mixture will vigorously steam and caramel will harden). Simmer mixture, stirring, until caramel is dissolved and stir in poire William. Invert charlottes onto 6 plates and spoon sauce over them.
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Karen Vice
[email protected]Overall, I really enjoyed these Caramel Pear Charlottes. They were easy to make, delicious, and looked very impressive.
Ngeno Kipkoech
[email protected]These charlottes are a bit too sweet for my taste.
Njamaabdalla Ismail
[email protected]I love the individual serving size of these charlottes.
Louis Guimond
[email protected]These charlottes are a great make-ahead dessert.
8848 entertainment
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my charlottes turned out dry.
Nkwetta Belton
[email protected]These charlottes are perfect for a romantic dinner.
Amina Dauda
[email protected]I've made these charlottes several times and they are always a hit.
Bobby McDonald
[email protected]These charlottes are a bit expensive to make, but they are worth it.
John Tavita
[email protected]I made these charlottes for my husband's birthday and he loved them!
Matt C
[email protected]These charlottes are a great way to use up leftover pears.
The Doom Slayer
[email protected]I'm not a fan of pears, but I loved these charlottes! The caramel sauce made all the difference.
bella johnson
[email protected]These charlottes are a bit sweet for my taste, but they are still very good.
Amaan Ali
[email protected]I love the way these charlottes look! They are so elegant and impressive.
Naturinda Ruth
[email protected]These charlottes are a bit time-consuming to make, but they are definitely worth the effort. They are perfect for a special occasion.
Jeffrey CD
[email protected]The only thing I would change is to use a different type of pear. I used Bosc pears, but I think Anjou pears would be even better.
Hasif Rahman
[email protected]I made these charlottes for a dinner party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.
Asif Mustafa
[email protected]The pears were perfectly caramelized and the filling was smooth and flavorful. The caramel sauce was the perfect finishing touch.
Mercillin Geises
[email protected]I'm not much of a baker, but these charlottes were surprisingly easy to make. The instructions were clear and concise, and I didn't have any trouble following them.
Thomas Boamah
[email protected]These Caramel Pear Charlottes were a delightful treat! The combination of sweet pears, creamy filling, and rich caramel sauce was simply divine. My family raved about them.